Footprints: A Monster Murder Mystery

Footprints: A Monster Murder Mystery is the definition of an independent comic—written by Joey Esposito, with art by Jonathan Moore and letters by Adam O. Pruett. Footprints is the noir tale of Bigfoot and company looking to find the reason for his brother's death—the one and only Yeti. I didn't know what to expect upon reading the first issue, but needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised. The story and writing was more interesting and engrossing than some of the more recent published works I've read and the art fits the style perfectly.

I don't want to spoil the story—issue #1 can be read in its entirety for free here or below—so I will do my best to avoid such troubled waters. Footprints avoids my biggest pet peeve in comics: excess dialogue. Footprints delivers its story with what you need and nothing more, which is something I always appreciate. The use of cryptic creatures changes what would be an average noir tale to something more unique, but Esposito's major accomplishment is his ability to give a distinct personality to each character right off the bat. I immediately knew who these characters were and almost felt like I've been reading their stories for more than just one issue. The best compliment I can give is that I wanted to read issue #2 the second I finished issue #1.

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Review: Moon Knight #1

Moon Knight was—and still relatively is—a character I know nothing about, other than his few video game appearances. I noticed some buzz around Moon Knight #1 and decided to give it a whirl. My experience has left me in somewhat of a standstill. I absolutely love the art, but the story seems a tad difficult for a new reader. I, being a new reader, found myself lost with the beginning and immediately felt like I was jumping into the middle of a story. But, a little research solves everything.

When asking for some general information about Moon Knight, I was told—by @Chronorayven—Moon Knight is basically Batman with split personalities, who is an avatar for the Egyptian god Khonshu. This short description peaked my interest—specifically the split personality bit—and it's one of the better reveals in the story, from an outsider's view. I don't want to reveal too much because I don't know what may already be known or any of that jazz, so I'll play it as safe as I do with loose women.

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Review: The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde #1

The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde is a concoction mixing Jekyll and Hyde with Jack the Ripper. This sounds like an interesting idea, but first impressions leave me worried about the future of this four issue series. The writer, Cole Haddon, is a new face and it shows—The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde #1 is his first published work. The issue is very loquacious and the majority of dialogue never grabbed my interest. I am willing to give another chance in hopes all failings are due to a need to setup the story, but I am very hesitant.

The basic idea surrounding The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde is that an inspector, Thomas Adye, is working the case of Jack the Ripper.  Adye finds the case difficult to comprehend from a certain—not so physically possible—perspective and ends up asking the imprisoned Jekyll for help. These moments between Adye and Jekyll are unquestionably the most fascinating, but they still fail to grab more than a few figments of interest. It's hard to do much when one character is imprisoned, so I'm hoping future issues utilize this unique partnership with more than just detached conversations.

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This is not why I love TMNT

This is why I love TMNT

Enough said. -- Clickity-click for full-size. -- Maybe I should do a dramatic reading for Pixelated Radio.

ARC: The PSP Go

I am calling this little feature 'Alternate Reality Contemplation'—ARC for short—because who doesn't enjoy an overly complicated title? The rough premise behind this feature is the idea of what would it be like if this or that—better said as "Dis of Dat" for those familiar with something relating to Jack—happened in a completely different way. For example, the idea of this initial feature is: how would the PSP Go have fared if it were released extremely cheap?

I am asking this because the recent news—essentially bringing the death of the GO—filled my mind with a ridiculous idea. I would love to see a world where Sony released the GO for a hundred dollars. You, me, and the community at large may think this is crazy, but with an all digital platform, why not try and get said platform in as many hands as possible? Sony controls the content; Sony controls the pricing; and you—yes, you—have no alternative way of obtaining this content—burn in hell, pirates.

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"Joining" the geohot boycott

I want to join geohot's Sony boycott, but I don't know how I go about returning this...

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Immediate Impressions: WWE All Stars (multi)

I hate WWE All Stars' art style. I don't want to start with a low point, but I'd rather get this specific disaster out of the way. I could understand the idea of exaggerating characters in an arcade-esque game, but exaggerating real life exaggerations seems a tad excessive. When a game makes Rey Mysterio look like a truck, capable of lifting The Big Show—which he'd be able to do if he had the right move set—I see a problem of giant, hulking proportions. I deliver immediate apologies.

Another minor issue is the roster, which has too many current "Superstars" for my taste. But at the same time, I haven't watched wrestling in years and have no way of knowing their actual popularity. You may expect me to move onto the positives, but I don't particularly have any; it's not that the game is bad per se, but it's just not for me. As previously eluded to, the game is essentially the NBA Jam of wrestling games, or better yet, the NBA Street of wrestling games. I make this comparison because I find the gameplay of WWE All Stars extremely reminiscent of NBA Street. The finishers feel like gamebreakers and the signature moves feel like turbo-fueled Street moves.

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Insult Ninja: M Night Shyamalan

Full comic with a whorified clickity-click.

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How do you play Full House Poker?

I continue to play my fair share of Full House Poker—though nowhere near as much as pre-release—and I am a tad curious as to how everyone else [you] plays the game. I don't know about you—the point of this entire brief article—but I never show my hand unless my opponent(s) follows me down the river. And by the "follow," I don't mean anything related to Twitter, though the idea of Jesus' followers using Twitter and spreading his word via trends makes me chuckle with every bone above my belt buckle.

Back to business, how do you play a hand in Full House Poker? Do you go all in like a madman, regardless of your card's quality? Do you accidently fold when you can continue with a simple check? Have you ever turned off your console in hopes your horrible hand/bet will not be counted? Have you ever thought a background sound was your doorbell and even convinced yourself to check? I want to hear your answers, but I don't deserve them without answering myself. So, without further ado, my answers are available with a little whorish clicking from you.

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